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whitewashverb to dismiss as of little importancerefused to whitewash the governor's chronic disregard for the truth blink (at), brush (aside or off), condone, discount, disregard, excuse, forgive, gloss (over), gloze (over), ignore, overlook, overpass, paper over, pardon, pass over, remit, shrug off, wink (at) explain, justify, rationalizeabsolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicatewaive, wave (aside or off) close one's eyes to, forgive and forget heed, mark, mind, note, object (to) to make (something) seem less bad by offering excusesdon't try to whitewash your rudeness by claiming that you were having a bad day deodorize, excuse, explain away, extenuate, gloss (over), gloze (over), palliate sugarcoat, varnishapologize, atone, confessaccount (for), explain, justify, rationalizeminimize, play down, soft-pedalalleviate, ease, lessen, lighten, mitigate, moderate, soften, temperabsolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate in 1591 |